Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-26
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.


ton over twenty years ago.
On Tuesday of this week snow
fell at Allentown, in thts State.
There was not good sleighing, it is
true, but enough snow to "swear by"
The Democratic State Convention
will meet at Allentown the 30th OF
this month. The place is getting
ready to give the Democracy pro-
per reception.
The Venango County Agricultu-
raj Association will charge fifty cents
admission this year. They claim to
have lost money in the past and that
they have added additional attractions
this year which justifes the increased
admission.
Joseph Harrison, of Mercer, Pa.
committed suicide on Thursday,
The Jew found dead near
Greensburg, Pa, on Tuesday is be-
lieved to have been murdered for his
money.
Alex. Robinson, the colored man
of Youngstown, O., falsely accused of
murder died from the nervous shock
received from the arrest.
Mrs. Frank Tuttle, of Shamburg,
Venango Co. while witnessing we'll
shooting few days ago expressed
the desire to hold q small quantity of
the nitro glycerine in her hand. Her
wish was gratifed and small quanti-
ty was OF the destructive compound
was poured into the palm of her hand.
Little was thought of it beyond the
noEelty of the thing, ct the moment;
but the deadly fluid got in its work
in an unusually quiet manner. In
Is minutes it had penetrated to the
brain, and the woman was thrown in
to spasms She became violent, her
symptoms manifesting themselves ip
the form of insanity.
DR.. Proper was summoned and
stated that the effects would wear off
in a day or two. Nitro-glycerine is
the most destructive explosive
known, though its powers are not
necessarily Of the explosive order,
but capable Of working on the quiet
as well, as those who make a busi-
ness of handling it can testify.
A Mercer shoe maker has built
pair of number fourteen shoes this
fine weather, while he could work
out doors, for young man of nine
teen who lives a few miles out from
that village.
The case of man peculiarly af-
ficted is reported from near New
Wilmington. Solomon Zook, an
Amish German, is said to be afiicted
with nervous disease known as loco.
moter attaxia. He walks constantly
and cannot stop until he falls ex-
hausted into bed. When rested he
is Immediately compelled to get up
and strangely enough he cannot start
until some assists him and then he
must keep it up until exhaustion
again causes him to stop.
The Shenango Natural Gas
Company is more than hustling to
complete the work of getting gas
from the Sheffield district. Already
a large force of men are engaged in
digging the trenches and taking up
the pipe on the 16-mile line to But
ler which has been abandoned and
the pipe is being hauled to the route
of the proposed line from the Sheffield
district. In less than ten days 500
men will be at work on the line, and
manager Pickett says that in 60 days
the gas from the Sheffield district will
be in New Castle. The new line
means an expenditure of $780, 900 by
the Shenango Company and plenty
of gas for New Castle. NeDs.
Some of the good citizens of
Pittsburg are very much disgruntled
over the recent action Of their courts
in sustaining the conviction of GER
tain druggists for selling soda water
on Sunday. The learned Judge held
that soda water is not medicine and
its sale on Sunday was not neces-
sity. This leads Pittsburg news
paper to exclaim: "The sinful soda
fountain will no longer squirt its sac
rilegious stream upon the Sabbath
day. Would-be desecrators of the
day of rest will not be able to quench
their unholy thirst at silver-plated
fountains, but will be obliged to
seek the saloons where the side door
fans the oblivious policeman attached
to the reform" administration.
The soda fountain is suppressed, the
saloon maintains it's clandestine
traffic, and thus the majesty of the
law is indicated"
While returning from the state
encampment at Mt. Gretna, Harry
r. Small, of Co. D., Cooperstown
Guards, attempted to get off the train
at Clarendon, Warren county, but
fell under the wheels, which crushed
his skull, He leaves wife and four